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HINER, Daniel V - Date of
birth
27 February 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio -
Hometown
Lucas County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15354958 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
324th Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1944 - Place of
death
Grossenging near Cloppenburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 10 | 9 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Henry Hiner (father)
Maybelle (Whitacre) Hiner (mother)
Mary Hiner (sister)
Donald J. Hiner (brother)
Jack E. Hiner (brother)
Richard Hiner (brother)
Dale Hiner (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31515 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Wild Hare
Destination: Altenbeken, Germany
Mission: Bombardment
MACR: 10836
More information
S/Sgt Daniel V. Hiner enlisted at Camp Perry, Ohio on 12 December 1942.Statement from Sgt Theodore E. Townsend, 324th Bomb Sq., 91st BG:
"At about five minutes before the I.P. we were attacked by approximately seventy-five (75) enemy fighters. At this time I observed aircraft B-17-G, 42-31515, to be hit by enemy fighter fire and No.3 engine was set on fire. The aircraft started dropping back behind the formation and slowly lost altitude. During this time (3 or 4 minutes) I saw one (1) man leave the aircraft and immediately afterward saw three (3) parachutes open. The aircraft then nosed downward, exploded in mid-air, and broke up into two pieces. The aircraft was under control up until the time it nosed downward and exploded and I believe that there was sufficient time for all personnel to have bailed out."
Three crewmembers survived and ended up POW, the remaining nine were KIA.
Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Harris Family Tree, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Jac Engels